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1 VIRGINIA CONSORTIUM OF QUILTERS September 2017 Volume 35 Issue 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Heather Zavagnin Thank you to Hilton Baptist Church Facility, and all the volunteers from the Peninsula Piecemaker s Quilt Guild who set up and let us enjoy the fantastic facility at our August meeting. I would also like to thank the entire Celebration 2018 committee for setting up the class samples first thing in the morning so throughout the morning attendees of the meeting could see what classes they thought they would like to take, then change their mind because they saw another project they wanted to take. The VCQ Board would like to ask you to look in your attics or rooms for any Bed Riser s that you might have and are not using. Did you purchase some for a child so they would have more storage under their beds at college, and now it is just taking up space? We would like to add these to our properties list so that ironing stations may be RAISED to a more comfortable height at our quarterly meetings and Celebration weekend. If you have some and would like to donate them to VCQ please bring them to the next meeting you will be attending so we can add these to our properties. I would also like to ask if you have a design wall or know how to make a design wall, if you would be willing to also donate them to VCQ. We are always scrambling to find them for teachers, especially for Celebration, so we would also like to add some design walls with all our other properties. Are you coming to the Manassas quarterly meeting? If so, don t forget that starting Thursday, November 9 th is Quilters Quest which takes place at Maryland and Northern VA Quilt shops. A good excuse to extend your quilt weekend and see some new or forgotten quilt shops before the quarterly meeting. You might even see me out and about at the shops. November is also our annual meeting when we vote for 3 of the elected positions on the board. We are still in need for someone to volunteer for the Treasurer position so if you can fill this position PLEASE let me know before the November meeting. The nominees are: Betsy Powell for Vice President, Treasurer still need a volunteer, and Karin McElvein for Membership Coordinator. Many thanks to these members for volunteering their time to serve on VCQ s board. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in November. Heather Zavagnin, President Celebration 2018 News Susan Beard, Co Chair Celebration 2018 planning continues in full swing. Thanks to all who helped at the August meeting in person registration. It still appears that everyone who registered in person will be in their first choice for Friday and Saturday classes. As of September 1, 122 registrations have been processed. This leaves approximately 27 spaces available. Two classes are full 105 and 201. There is very limited availability in 106,107,203 and 207. The most availability is in the larger classes 103, 104, 108, 204, 206 and 208. With the exception of class 108, classes have met the minimum number of students. We encourage you to take a look at this class. Rami Kim is a vibrant teacher and there is broad application to the skills you will learn. We also invite those who have signed up for Come Quilt With Me to think about taking this or one of the other classes. We still have a limited number of block lotto kits available. Please remember to bring your finished blocks to the November meeting. Registration will be open to all beginning September 1. The cost for Celebration 2018 is $385 for members and $485 for nonmembers. In addition to workshops, we will have lectures, quilt challenge, block lotto, silent auction and other activities. Phyllis Keesee and Wendy Collyer are chairing the block lotto. It is a simple friendship star with a novel construction to help in making sure that the blocks are the same size. Judy Beigbeder is chairing the quilt challenge. For 2018 how would you interpret the theme of "A Circle of Friends Silver and Gold. The minimum perimeter is 36" and the maximum is 72". The full details will be in the brochure. Let Judy know if you are thinking of participating at bzqltn@gmail.com. MEMBERSHIP Just a reminder to those who have yet to renew. You must be a member in 2017 to sign up for Celebration. You must also be a member to attend Celebration in 2018 if you do not want to pay the Non Member Fee. Please make sure you have renewed for 2018 before Dec. 31 st, if you want to pay the member cost for Celebration. Non members will have to pay an additional $ to attend. Karin McElvein Pg. 1

2 MEET YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS VCQ Board & Area Reps 2016 Position Name Phone E mail 1 President Heather Zavagnin president@vcq.org 2 VP Faye Hannah vicepresident@vcq.org 3 Secretary Susan Fulton secretary@vcq.org 4 Treasurer Marty Green treasurer@vcq.org 5 Membership Karin McElvein membership@vcq.org 6 Historian Joan McGowan historian@vcq.org 7 Programs Elizabeth Gibson programs@vcq.org Sally Hurst programs@vcq.org 8 Facilities Rose Hall Sue Burton facilities@vcq.org facilities@vcq.org 9 Newsletter Yvette Cienski newsletter@vcq.org 10 Web Mistress Mary Grogan maryg@infovisions.org 11 Publicity VACANT 12 Celebration co Chair Susan Beard Beard22205@verizon.net Phyllis Mondak Phmon2@comcast.net 13 Community Service Karen DuMont kmdumont@comcast.net Karin McElvein Karinlisa7@gmail.com 14 Documentation VACANT Area Reps 1 Northern VA Kathy McCrea kathy.mccrea@cox.net 2 Shenandoah Valley Kathleen kackerso@shentel.net Ackerson 3 Southern Shenandoah Vacant 4 Culpeper Lynchburg Deb Schupp debschupp@gumbodesignstudios.com 5 Richmond Karen DuMont kmdumont@comcast.net 6 Fredericksburg Ann Tinsman atinsman@hotmail.com 7 Southwest Vacant 8 Peninsula Bonnie Timm botqg@verizon.net 9 Tidewater Debi Harding debi.harding@cox.net Pg. 2

3 VCQ General Meeting Minutes August 12,2017 Hilton Baptist Church, Newport News Virginia Heather Zavagnin called the meeting to order at 12:47 pm. She welcomed all the quilters to Newport News and hoped everyone got to register for Celebration 2018! A huge thank you to Lois Bates, Jeanne, Nancy, Denise, and the Peninsula Piecemakers for the wonderful arrangements for today s meeting. We welcomed many new members and guests today. Faye handed out a goodie to them all. The May minutes were published in the June newsletter. One name correction was noted. Ann Tinsman made a motion to accept minutes, Judy Beigbeder seconded and motion passed. Heather announced cards to sign for a birthday and an illness for two of our members. Heather also let us know of VQM new executive director, Peggy Dillard. Treasurer s report. Marty Green passed out a report on each table of this quarter s expenses and income. One correction was made. The checking account balance is $20,388.9 and MM Acct is $7, Kathy Tyler made a motion to accept this report, seconded by Ann Tinsman. Motion approved by membership. Faye Hannah reminded members of items for sale to members. Charms, wine glasses, pins, fabric boxes, and plastic zip bags are still available! Membership. Karin McElvein let us know that we now have over 50 new members this month and 245 total members and still rising! Facilities: We were happy to welcome the two new facilities chairwomen, Rose Hall and Sue Burton starting in If anyone has a location for a meeting please contact them so they can start planning! Web Mistress Mary Grogan was not in attendance. The password for the directory was given out and cannot be published in the minutes. Newsletter deadline for the November meeting is September 8. Get any news to Yvette Cienski by then. If you live in an area without an area rep, please take some rack cards for your local quilt shops or guild meetings. Community Service projects. Sue Price is still accepting ALS quilts and bassinette covers for our projects. Some of the finished projects will be displayed during show and tell today. Celebration 2018! Susan Beard was glad to report to us that we had 81 members register today for Celebration 2018 and she is 99% sure that those in attendance will probably get their first choice of classes. Those folks that sent their registration in with a friend or mailed them have not been assigned yet. There are about 20 of those. Only 165 spots for Celebration 2018 so it is filling up! She also requests donations of 10 inch squares of batting if anyone has any. The registration process was very quick and seamless today. Old Business: We still need to fill positions!!! We need area reps for Southwest Va. And Southern Shenandoah. These can be combined! In November, we need to vote on three board positions: Vice President, Treasurer, and Membership. Karin has agreed to run again for membership. If anyone would like to run for any of these please let Heather or other board member know!! We also need documentation and publicity chairs!! New Business: Cathy Tyler has her cute flip dolls here with patterns and she has a few new ones too! Meeting adjourned 1:06 pm Minutes respectfully submitted by Susan Fulton The November meeting will be at the Manassas Baptist Church in Manassas, Virginia. Deb Schupp is the only teacher under contract at this time with 2 pending. She showed us the piece she will be teaching! Pg. 3

4 Calendar of Events October 5 7, 2017 Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center, 2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy., Fredericksburg, Tour de Quilt Shop Hop in central Va. Oct October 20 23, 2017 Stafford Piecemakers Annual Quilt Show Free Admission "It's a Jungle Out There" Challenge Entries Viewers' Choice Awards 2017 Raffle Quilt "Tranquility" Certified Quilt Appraiser Mary Kerr, available by appointment. Show Location: John Musante Porter Memorial Library 2001 Parkway Blvd. Stafford, Virginia Please call for more information. November 9 18,2017 Quilters Quest Shop Hop Maryland & Northern VA October 20 21,2017 The Hearts and Hands ECA Quilters Guild of Sanford, NC will hold its biennial quilt show at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center, 1801 Nash St., Sanford, NC (40 miles SW of Raleigh). The show hours will be: Fri. Oct. 20 from 10am 5pm, and Sat. Oct. 21 from 10am 4pm. Admission is $6, under 12 free. A Bionic Bag filled with $300 of quilting notions will be raffled off each day of the show. There will be over 100 handmade quilts, vendor booths, raffle baskets, door prizes, a boutique with handmade items perfect for gifts for the holiday season, and antique quilts. Lunch will be available on site. The theme of the show is Look on the Bright Side. Entry fees are $5.00 per quilt. The deadline for submissions is August 25, Entry Forms, the Category List and Quilt Show Rules can be found on our website ( choose the 2017 Quilt Show tab. This year, entry forms and fee can be mailed or hand delivered to Ruth Williams Hunt at 1911 Wilkins Drive, Sanford, NC Questions? Contact us at Rose Nykiel at roquiltern@gmail.com or (909) or Janet Blazekovich at janetquilts5675@yahoo.com or (630) ***************************************** VCQ Events: November 11, 2017 Manassas, VA March 10, 2018 TBA April 26 29, 2018 Celebration Spring Mountain Lake The following are the Deadline Dates for item submissions to the newsletter staff: JAN. 5, 2018 for March 10 th meeting Material can be sent electronically (preferred) to newsletter@vcq.org OR mailed to: Yvette Cienski, 206 Blue Heron Dr., Yorktown, VA Advertising For Newsletter & Roster Newsletter Roster Business Card-2 x3.5 $10.00 $20.00 ¼ Page-5.25 x ½ Page-5.25 x Full Page-8 x Inside Back Page Classified Ad (50 word max Newsletter only) Send ads to newsletter@vcq.org and check made out to VCQ Pg. 4

5 CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT VIRGINIA QUILT MUSEUM Artists' Reception for Fall Exhibitions Saturday, September 23, :00am 4:00pm Meet some of the artists represented in the Fall Exhibitions including Pat Sloan and Susan Emory. Free with paid museum admission. Quilts About Town Mon, Oct 2, :00am THRU Sat, Oct 14, :00pm For the first two weeks of October, 15 businesses in downtown Harrisonburg will display quilts from the VQM Education Collection. Pick up a "passport" at VQM or participating businesses to guide you through the town. Have your passport stamped by 12 or more locations to be entered in a prize drawing. The Downtown Quilt Walk is free and open to the public. On Thursday, October 12 from 1 4pm, five more quilts will be displayed in the Old Town neighborhood. You can also stop at VQM for dessert! Tickets for this event are $10. Additional information forthcoming. OCT 4 Stash Blast a fabric flea market! Wednesday, October 4, :00am 1:00pm Asbury Methodist Church (map) Come build up your stash and support the VQM! Yardage, precuts, scraps and fabric of different sizes and designs will be available. VQM Opportunity Quilt in Fredericksburg, VA Thu, Oct 5, :00am THRU Sat, Oct 7, 20174:00pm Visit our info booth and purchase tickets for the "Eagles of Peace" VQM Opportunity Quilt at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo. Volunteers needed for the Expo. Please vqm.volunteer@gmail.com if you are interested. Little Quilts, Big Talents: Online Auction Sat, Oct 7, :00am THRU Sun, Oct 22, 20174:00pm Pg. 5

6 Designated the official quilt museum of the Commonwealth by the General Assembly Upcoming Exhibits: Heritage Redefined" September 5 December 16 Curated by Susan Emory Improvisational piecing, alternate gridwork, foundation piecing, use of negative space and applique. Quilting has a rich heritage in Virginia over the years Virginia quilters have made whole cloth, medallion, Amish quilts, and art quilts. Broderie Perse and crazy quilting have been popular in the mid Atlantic region, and recently, modern quilting has seen an upsurge. Among the numerous forms of modern quilting, look for alternate grid work, applique, foundation piecing, improvisational quilting, and modern traditionalism the updating of classic quilt designs. This juried exhibit showcases a compilation of modern quilts from across Virginia. "13 Perspectives" Curated by Trudi Van Dyke The 13 members of New Image Artists exhibit new work created for the Virginia Quilt Museum. These juried contemporary fiber artists are nationally and internationally exhibited and collected. Curator Trudi Van Dyke seeks to engage and educate visitors with the depth and breadth of modern quilting. Mastery of traditional as well as innovative techniques and materials provide a rich tapestry of visual excitement and stretch the definition of quilting. "From Ma Ma's Garden to the Wheel of Fortune" Curated by Pat Sloan Pat Sloan is a quilt designer, book author, radio/podcast show host and fabric designer Pat Sloan is a quilting teacher, author, and fabric designer. This exhibit offers a look at Pat's published work done in her signature pieced and applique style. It then gives the visitor a peek behind the scenes at the quilts she makes for fun in her improvisational style. "Treasures from the Vault: Quilts from the VQM Collection, Elegant Stitches" Curated by Gloria Comstock, VQM Curator and Registrar The quilts included in this exhibit are from the 18th and 19th Centuries. The elegant stitching has all been done by the hands of Virginia quiltmakers of both urban and rural areas and features diverse quilting designs. Hand quilting has always been prized as a talent, with ten stitches or more per inch considered museum quality. This exhibit will be a photographer's delight; prize winning images are here for the taking! Pg. 6

7 Virginia Consortium of Quilters Application for Membership Name: Phone: ( ) Address: City: State: Zip: - address: (By providing my address I understand that I will receive the newsletter electronically unless I check the box below.) ( ) I wish to receive a paper copy of the quarterly newsletter. Your membership can be paid for multiple years (up to 5 years) with this form. This date will be on your membership card and the mailing label of each newsletter. If dues increase during this period, yours will not. ( ) New Member (Referred by ) Amt: $ (Make check payable to VCQ ) ($25.00 per year, up to five years only.) ( ) Renewal Amt: $ (make check payable to VCQ and include SASE) ($25.00 per year, up to five years only.) Renewal Members Only: Please enclose with your payment and application, a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) for your membership card. ( ) I am a member of a local quilt guild/group: ( ) I teach and/or lecture about quilting. (List all guilds) ( ) I may be willing to drive others from my area to VCQ meetings. Mail to: Karin McElvein, Membership Chairperson 1309 Maplewood Ave. Norfolk, VA Questions: karinlisa7@gmail.com For Membership Only: Date Rec d: Amt: Ck. No. Exp. Year: Area CK Dep ; Mem List updated ; Card Sent New Member Packet: Letter ; Name Badge Card Revised 5/10/17 Pg. 7

8 November 11, 2017 Meeting & Workshop in Manassas, VA Lodging Accommodations (Friday, November 10, 2017): Hampton Inn Manassas 7295 Williamson Blvd., Manassas, VA (703) Accommodations: Lodging will be at the Hampton Inn Manassas 7295 Williamson Blvd. Manassas Virginia Tel: The cost is $94 for a room with two double beds or one king bed, plus 13% tax. Make your reservation by calling the hotel directly making sure to mention VCQ when making your reservation. A full complimentary breakfast with hot items is included. The rate is for up to 4 persons per room and up to 4 breakfasts. Any unreserved rooms in our block will be released to the general public; last day to make reservations is Friday, October 20, Plenty of restaurants in the area: Olive Garden, Fridays, Mexican places, Red Lobster, Chili s, Panera, PotBelly, etc. Directions to the Hotel: Take I 95 North toward Washington» At exit 152B, take ramp right for VA 234 North toward Manassas (20.1 mi.)» Turn right onto Sudley Manor Dr. (1.7 mi.)» Turn left onto VA 234 N Branch / Sudley Rd (0.6 mi.)» Turn right onto Williamson Blvd (0.3 mi.)» Make a U turn at Stonehouse Dr. (0.2 mi.)» Arrive at 7295 Williamson Blvd, Hampton Inn Manassas Meeting Location: Manassas Baptist Church Phone: x Sudley Rd., Manassas (Rt. 234) About 3 miles straight north is the interchange with 66. The Building we are using is actually a former middle school right next to the church, called The Rock Building. It has easy access, plenty of parking, all one floor, no stairs. Directions to Manassas Baptist Church from the Hampton Inn: Start out going southwest on Williamson Blvd. toward VA 234/Sudley Rd. Turn Left onto VA 234 Bus/Sudley. Drive 2.9 miles to church 8730 Sudley Rd, Pg. 8

9 Notes from Elizabeth and Sally: Your registration form and check to VCQ must be postmarked by Friday, October 20, 2017 (3 weeks prior to event). Registrations will close after this date without exception. Any registrations postmarked after October 20, 2017 will not be accepted and will be returned. Please fill out your registration form completely as this information is very vital to ensure proper confirmation mailing of your postcards. You will receive a postcard with your registration confirmation Please bring your postcard!! It is your ticket for a door prize drawing. However, if you forget your card we will have blank index cards at the registration table for the door prize drawing. Any cancellations must be made by October 20, 2017 to obtain a refund. Please wear your nametag to the meeting so we can put names and faces together. Friday, November 10, 2017 Schedule: Dinner on your own 5:30 PM Celebration 2018 Committee meeting at the hotel conference room 7:00 PM VCQ Board meeting at the hotel conference room Saturday, November 11, 2017 Meeting Schedule: 8:00 9:00 AM Registration 9:00 Noon Workshops Noon 12:45PM Lunch 12:50 1:20PM Business meeting 1:30 3:30PM Workshops reconvene 3:45 4:15 PM Show and Tell Quilt stores near Manassas Suzzie s Quilt Shop Portsmouth Road Manassas, VA Daffodil Quilts and Fibers Fitzwater Drive Nokesville, VA Oh Sew Persnickety Fabrics and Threads Washington St #116 Haymarket, VA Kelly Ann s Quilt Shop 9 South Fifth Street Warrenton, Virginia (540) Pg. 9

10 **Please follow instructions with workshop descriptions to order patterns and kits. Workshops ********** Workshops ********** Workshops ********** Workshop A: Big Blue Modern Mini with Deb Schupp Big Blue Modern Mini Dip your toes into the world of modern quilting with this high impact, large graphic. Deb will teach rapid construction techniques to help you finish your project in record time. Adjust the size to fit your needs make a table or bed runner, or wall quilt. Skill Level Required: Beginner Supply List: Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies, cutting mat and rotary cutter, short ruler, straight pins, piecing thread, machine quilting thread to match your color selection. (Optional) Kit Fee: $ 9: 16 2 ½ strips (including contrasting color), 14 1 ½ strips. Bring your own light color background (cream, gray, white) Fabric Requirements: Students, please indicate on your registration form if you would like a kit, so I will have enough cut ½ x 18 strips in one color way, each strip from a different print, solid or ton on tone (blue, red, green, etc.) 14 1 ½ x 12 strips in the same as above 1 2 ½ x 18 strip of contrasting color from the opposite side of the color wheel Background 3/4yd Batting 3/4yd Backing 3/4yd About your teacher: Deb Schupp is a textile artist, pattern designer, teacher, and presenter. Her work has been exhibited in the Arts & Culture Center of Culpeper art shows and is on sale at Glassworks Gallery in Sperryville, VA. Deb had a quilt in the 2017 Sacred Threads exhibit, a juried, national show in Herndon, VA. She is collaborating on a large project representing the Pg. 10

11 four seasons to be installed in a public building in Culpeper in early 2018, as well as continuing to present and teach at quilt guilds state wide. To contact teacher with questions prior to workshop please use: DebSchupp@GumboDesignStudios.com Workshop B: Nested Petal Machine Applique Class with Penni Domikis Students will be making blocks for a scrappy Merry Blossoms quilt using a machine applique method for faux curved piecing. The pattern is scrap and jelly roll friendly. Skill Level Required: Basic piecing knowledge and basic sewing and pressing skills Supply List: Background fabric Blocks will measure 10 ½ inches. Jelly roll pack or various scraps and strips. Color coordinating thread for machine applique. A sewing machine with a zigzag stitch (or other decorative stitch) Rotary cutter and mat General Sewing Supplies Kit Fee: $18.50 Follow the directions below to pre order your kit. IMPORTANT You MUST pre order a kit from Penni:Please follow this link to pre order a kit from Penni: The link below is for the purchase of the kit at significant discount of $ The kit includes: pattern, template and Terial magic spray. There is also included a downloadable file for the class to print out with fabric requirements. Once you purchase the kit the file will be available for download. The kit itself will be given to the student on the day of class and so does not include shipping. Kit does not include fabric. Kit VCQ Nested Petal Class Nov 2017/p/ /category= The Kit can be found on Penni s web store under the first category of CLASS KITS. It is specifically marked VCQ November 2017 and will be removed from the site after the class. About your teacher: Penni Domikis is the owner of Cabin in the Woods Quilters, a quilt pattern design company established in A self proclaimed Jill of all trades, Penni was introduced to quilting by a family friend and combined her love of this new hobby, along with her passions for photography and graphic design, into a thriving pattern design business. As an award winning quilter, Penni has developed a reputation for breaking down quilt designs into manageable pieces for quilters of all skill levels, following her company s motto, Make it simple... but make it with style! She loves the creativity of coming up with new designs and delights in all aspects of the pattern process, from the cutting, to the stitching, to the print layout for production. She loves meeting quilters all over the country at classes, workshops and quilt shows and enjoys seeing her designs stitched and recreated by other quilters. Penni houses her office and design studio in the log cabin lovingly reconstructed by her husband after its catastrophic loss to fire in Penni s home and wooded surroundings lend more than a name to Cabin In The Woods Quilters. The beauty of the surrounding nature provide her with continual inspiration while allowing the freedom and flexibility to spend more time being a mom. Penni resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia and shares her home with her husband, three sons and two dogs. Pg. 11

12 Workshop C: Basket for Baltimores with Cindy Simms Appliquers Do you want to create a stunning center motif for a wall hanging or full size quilt? This class is for you. Create an elegant textured basket to be showcase and fill with your favorite flowers. You can use applique flowers, a specific layered applique flower or even any dimensional applique flower to create your own personalized medallion center. The choice of flowers is yours, but first you start with making this woven basket with a dimensional handle. We will also make a ruched rose during class. Skill level: Hand applique beginner and beyond Pattern fee: $5.00, payable to teacher. Supplies: Wash and dry all fabrics that you bring. Do NOT use fabric softeners (fusible bias tape will not stick if you use fabric softener.) DO NOT wash your fusible bias tape. Fabric: 45 X 45 inch square background fabric (if fabric is not 45 inch wide, it still can be used as long as you get at least a 36 X 36 inch square of fabric). Bridal tulle ½ yard (DO NOT wash) you can use a lace instead of tulle if desired 2 packages of Clover Fusible Bias tape 1 pack 11 yards ¼ inch wide 1st and MAIN color of basket 1 package 5 yards ¼ inch wide 2 nd and contrast color of basket #9 Hand quilting needles Straight pins 1 package of applique pins (3/4 inch long) 1 package of quilters long straight pins Scissors, both fabric and paper, seam ripper, rotary cutter, mat and ruler, thimble, threads to match fusible tapes Parchment paper roll (kind used for baking) 28 X 28 inch piece of cardboard (think cut up cardboard box) For Ruched Rose: Strip 23 ¾ inch wide X width of fabric selvage to selvage, pink, red or yellow color (the color you would like best) Any questions, please Cindy before the workshop, don t wait until the last minute. You can bring a drink with you as long as it has a screw on cap to prevent spills. About your teacher: Cindy learned to quilt in the mountains of Western Maryland from her grandmothers who took her to their quilting bees and encouraged her to experiment. At the same time, she was learning clothing construction from her mother. After high school, she joined the US Women s Army Corps and met her husband. Traveling with her husband and children to all the places the military took them influenced her designs and quilting. Because she grew up on a farm her love of quilting is firmly rooted in realism versus abstract but she is working toward expanding her work. She enjoys using unusual fabrics, embellishments and glitz to create different textures. Cindy taught her first class in 1974 to friends who wanted to learn quilt making, she has taught locally, regionally and internationally. She has won many ribbons including Best of Show and received a special award from the Japanese Pg. 12

13 National Defense Force of Okinawa. She was one of the semi finalists in the Great American Quilt Contest for the Statue of Liberty in 1986 and in 1997 her wall hanging traveled with a Hoffman Challenge. Cindy has published works in 10 titles by fellow authors. She enjoys participating in quilt challenges, both locally and on the internet and often turns her designs into workshops. In 2002, she was a nominee for Quilt Teacher of the Year and in 2005 she had a set of patterns published in a book titled Baltimore Beginnings. Her latest book came out in 2014 titled Mariner s Compass Quilts by Schiffer Publishing. Cindy has been quilting for over 60 years and teaching for 42. She lives in Woodbridge VA with her husband, 16 year old granddaughter and 3 cats. Workshop D: Come Quilt With Me Bring your own project to work on as you sit and quilt with other members and experience wonderful fellowship. VCQ will be scheduling meetings all over the state. If your guild would like to sponsor a meeting contact one of the Board members. If you know of a quilting teacher we would be Pg. 13

14 VCQ WORKSHOP REGISTRATION FORM Registration form deadline: Friday, October 20, Registrations will close after this date without exception. Any registrations postmarked after October 20th 2017 will not be accepted and will be returned. Any workshop cancellations prior to the deadline are eligible for a refund. Please fill out completely and please PRINT. Name Member Non Member Address City State Zip Phone Choice of Workshop (includes lunch). Circle letters and indicate choice on line below. In the event your workshop choice is full and you are placed in CQWM, do you want the $5.00 refund or donate it to VCQ? (please check your preference) Refund VCQ Workshop A: Big Blue Modern Mini with Deb Schupp $9 kit fee payable to instructor at class, please circle below if you are asking for a kit to be brought to the workshop for you. Workshop B: Nested Petal Machine Applique with Penni Domikis $18.50 kit fee, pre order via website as listed in description, delivered at workshop, no shipping fee will be charged. Workshop C: Basket for Baltimores with Cindy Simms, $5.00 pattern fee payable to instructor at class Workshop D: Come Quilt with Me (CQWM) 1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice Cost Member, Workshop $40 Member, Community Service/Come Quilt with Me $35 Non member, Workshop $55 Non member, Community Service/Come Quilt with Me $45 Host Guild Non VCQ committee member $15** lunch only **A host guild non VCQ committee member may register as a guest only for $15 to include lunch and the business meeting. A non VCQ visitor may attend any business meeting only and both must pre register in order to have an accurate count for lunch. Amount enclosed: $ Pattern or supply fee, if any, is paid to teacher at time of class unless directions within workshop description say otherwise. Will you be purchasing a kit from your teacher for Big Blue Modern Mini, if in Class A? Yes No Please try to bring exact change. Are you willing to be a class helper? Yes No Are you bringing a sewing machine to Come Quilt with Me? Yes No Were you referred or invited by a VCQ member? Yes No If so, please write in their name. Special lunch requirements: Vegetarian Gluten free Allergic to Send workshop registration form and your check payable to VCQ to Sally Ann Hurst, 4331 Rolling Hill Road, Red House, VA Questions? Contact Sally Ann VA or 6SallyHurst7@gmail.com Pg. 14

15 TREASURER S REPORT AS OF AUG. 18,2017 Money Market: $ Checking Account: $18, Rose Hall Your guide to time saving pre cut kits. rose@customquiltkits.com 15% off for VCQ members. Just mention your membership in the ! Pg. 15

16 MEMBERSHIP Don t forget to send in your renewals for **Celebration is next year! Must be a member to register in August and be a member in 2018 **** See above for Application or you can find it on Pg. 16

17 Please check your blast or your newsletter mailing label to make sure this is not your last newsletter. Don t forget to check for announcements and future updates on your VCQ website at Virginia Consortium of Quilters 1309 Maplewood Ave Norfolk, VA DATED MATERIAL Pg. 17